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In New Zealand, the return of wild takahē populations marks a cautiously celebrated conservation victory, and the return of one of the world’s rarest creatures. The birds had been formally declared extinct in 1898, their already-reduced population devastated by the arrival of European settlers’ animal companions: stoats, cats, ferrets and rats. After their rediscovery in 1948, their numbers are now at about 500, growing at about 8% a year.

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[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

Id hadnt heard of these guys, but learning about them has been neat. Its nice to see an ecological success story.

Look at them! New zealand has the best assortment of small dinosaurs.